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Effects Of Global Warming
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In
terms of commerce, the Abraka region entails sales of varieties of food
crops which are produced locally such as yam, plantain, banana etc.
alongside none food products. The physical structure of the Abraka
market (Centre of Commerce) and other neigbouring stores being poorly
planned has really affected the rate of commerce with regard to
drainage, indiscriminate waste disposal at market site which has a
resultant effect on the health standard of food crops for consumption
sold in the market. This mismanaged waste produce heat which makes the
environment inhabitable and thus results in the alteration of the
climate which brings about global warming.
In terms of its
settlement, Abraka is characterized with primary and secondary
settlement. Primary settlement includes residential buildings,
hospitals, health care centres and schools while secondary settlements
are hostels, filling stations, factories etc. There is no doubt today
that settlement pattern and characteristics has played a major role in
the socio-economic development of Abraka region and have over the years
boast the socio-economic activities of the region.
The
people of Abraka region practice both subsistence and commercial
agriculture in which food and cash crops are produced. They engage in
mixed cropping and crop rotation farming method as their major type of
agricultural practices. Over the years, agriculture has provided food,
employment, sources of income, etc. to the inhabitants of Abraka region.
Generally speaking, the enormous emotion of poisonous gases and
substances from motor vehicles, engines, tricycles etc into the
atmosphere has polluted the environment and altered the climate of the
area thereby resulting to global warming.
1.7 Scope/Delimitation of the Study
The
scope of this study is restricted to the influence of urbanization on
climate with emphasis on the effects of global warming in Nigeria using
Abraka as a case study. The project is also restricted to some selected
areas of study: these include Abraka P.O (Urban area of study),
Ekrerejeta, Abraka Inland (rural area of study), Ajalomi, Erho, Oria,
Urhuovie, Ugono and a control rural area (such as Umeghe and Urhagbesa).
However, this research work was limited by number of factors, amongst
which are finance, time and physical constraints. But these constraints
did not deprive the researcher from reaching dependable results.
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